The DisOrient Asian American Film Festival of Oregon is the premiere Asian American, social justice film festival of Oregon. Our films – “By us, for us and about us”– break open the one-dimensional stereotype of the “Oriental.” We believe in the power of film to inform, heal and connect people. We bring power to our voice as we share our stories and advocate for social justice.

DisOrient is a social justice film festival dedicated to deconstructing the media stereotypes of Asians and Asian Americans.

Filipino American National Historical Society’s Mission: To promote understanding, education, enlightenment, appreciation and enrichment through the identification, gathering, preservation and dissemination of the history and culture of Filipino Americans in the United States.

The Filipino American National Historical Society is a community-based organization whose mission is “…to preserve, document, and present Filipino American history and to support scholarly research and artistic works which reflect that rich past…” The national office and archives is housed in Seattle, operating year-round to lend expertise and support to twenty-seven chapters across the United States and is recognized as the primary informational resource on Filipino Americans for:

community organizations

primary and secondary schools, colleges, and universities

local and national museums and historical associations

independent authors, playwrights, and filmmakers

teachers, students, and scholars

Since 1987, FANHS has sponsored national conferences (later ratified as a biennial event) where community members of all ages and from all walks of life gather to share and present research, network with other Filipino Americans, and honor those who have produced ground-breaking innovative work in the field of historical research and analysis.

Past projects include the award-winning video Filipino Americans Discovering Their Past for the Future; the renowned pictorial essay Filipinos: Forgotten Asian Americans; and various regional publications and photo exhibits.

The FANHS national network, comprised of 30 chapters throughout the United States, was founded by Dr. Dorothy Laigo Cordova and Dr. Fred Cordova in 1982.

Initiatives

Research with documentation of the Filipino presence as early as 1587 and of Filipinos’ permanent settlement as early as 1763 in the Continental U.S.